- 1. [Tigers] Electrical Gremlins (score: 1)
- Author: "Richard Bruner" <gammaman@mokancomm.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 21:47:43 -0500
- I just got home from a drive to a cruise nite 35 miles away. I was afraid I wasn't going to make it home. Several problems cropped up, maybe all unrelated but who knows. For starters, the car began r
- /html/tigers/2007-09/msg00093.html (7,736 bytes)
- 2. Re: [Tigers] Electrical Gremlins (score: 1)
- Author: <awtiger@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 6:31:42 -0700
- Of course, finding a problem like that can be involved, but when you mentioned the fact that the car would not shut off when you turned the key off, that to me points to the ignition switch. All the
- /html/tigers/2007-09/msg00096.html (7,305 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Tigers] Electrical Gremlins (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:41:12 -0600
- Hi Richard, When things suddenly all start to go bad in the electrical system, it's usually because one of the grounds has become disconnected. You should check the cable between the engine and the c
- /html/tigers/2007-09/msg00098.html (8,079 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Tigers] Electrical Gremlins (score: 1)
- Author: "William Lau" <mrlau@charter.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 14:10:33 -0500
- Richard, Theo, Below I drew a diagram so you can see how the coil can get power through other items when the ground is disconnected. If the ground is disconnected from the common point you can follow
- /html/tigers/2007-09/msg00101.html (8,112 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Tigers] Electrical Gremlins (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry" <JCMC2006@suddenlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 14:14:53 -0500
- Most of these "gremlins" are a result of grounding problems somewhere in the car. Start with the battery ground and work your way to the smaller ones. Use a wiring schematic for your car to identify
- /html/tigers/2007-09/msg00102.html (9,185 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Tigers] Electrical Gremlins (score: 1)
- Author: "Richard Bruner" <gammaman@mokancomm.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 17:05:42 -0500
- The brake/parking light problem was traced to the bulb holders being covered with spooge and not grounding to the housings. This was resolved and that problem went away. The panel light problem was t
- /html/tigers/2007-09/msg00104.html (7,771 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Tigers] Electrical Gremlins (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry" <JCMC2006@suddenlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:30:31 -0500
- Ron Fraser's comments about the importance of curving your distributor is very significant - so much so that I made a 112 minute DVD on how to do it. One of my friend's '66 Mustang dropped one second
- /html/tigers/2007-09/msg00113.html (9,943 bytes)
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